Carl Icahn Gets Personal Against eBay

Austin American-Statesman Historic Texas dance hall up for bids on eBayAustin American-StatesmanThe Swiss Alp Dance Hall (and adjoining cafe) is up for bids on eBay. Bidding is up to $6,100 right now — but there is a reserve price, which has not been met. The listing notes “Swiss Alp Dancehall is over 100 years old,…

BBC News Olympic torch: £150K Ebay bid 'a hoax'BBC News… Ms Cowburn said others parties had expressed an interest. She said: "We're currently in the procedures of going back through the other bidders to see who's real and if anybody does want to make that kind of vast donation. Olympic Torch auction on eBay. More:…

eBay names Andreessen as board memberTelecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands –8 minutes agoOnline auction company eBay has appointed Marc Andreessen as member of its board of directors, effective immediately. Andreessen is a co-founder of consumer … More: continued here

EBay tops 2Q profit forecasts – FOX 32 News ChicagoMyFox ChicagoSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – EBay Inc. (EBAY) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $83 million. The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations and …and more » More: continued here

It wasn’t a good afternoon for tech companies, and eBay exemplified the rout. The global e-commerce and payments company hit profit estimates but missed on guidance, sending the stock tanking more than 6% in post-market trading. More: continued here

When politicians claim scads of people earn a living by selling stuff on eBay, Max P. Sanders probably wasn’t the sort of person they had in mind. More: continued here